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INKSTAND.

Patentpd Aug. 29', 1882.

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' NTTED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE V. WOOD AND WVALTER L. GALLOWAY, OF SMITHVILLE, VIRGINIA.

INKSTAND.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 263,449, dated August29, 1882,

Application filed May 4, 1882. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, GEORGE V. WOOD and WALTER L. GALLowAY, citizens ofthe United States, residing at Smithville, in the county of Charlotteand State of Virginia, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Inkstands; and we do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and

. to letters or figures of reference marked thereon, which form a partof this specification.

()ur invention relates to that class of inkstands which are made with avalve for automatically closing the orifice when the pen is withdrawn;and it consists in an improved construction of a weighted valve, as willhereinafter be more fully described.

It also consists in an improvement in the construction and arrangementof a gage-platform for regulating the depth to which the pen can enter.

Figure l is a perspective view of an inkstand embodying our invention,and Fig. 2 is a vertical section of the same.

The body A of the inkstand is preferably made with a side opening, a,for filling,'closed by a stopper, and it has a central opening, intowhich fits the neck of the metallic top piece, B. This top piece mayscrew into the body, or be attached to it by means of two pins on thesides of the neck, which pass through the notches a, and then aquarter-turn of the top looks it to the body.

0 is the valve which closes the pen-opening, both being preferablyrectangular in shape, and it is mounted on the axle D, secured to oneend of the valve. The ends of the axleD pass through the'sides of thetop piece and carry at either end the balance-wheels E E. Thesebalance-wheels are weighted on one sidethe side opposite from the valveG-and we prefer to make them, as shown, with one quadrant solid, thelower back quadrant bounded by vertical and horizontal planes drawnthrough the center of the wheels when the valve is in a closed position,the rest of the wheels being open. axle, and valve are all rigidlyattached toeach other; but the construction of the balancewheels abovedescribed permits a very delicate adjustment of the wheels and valve byThe balance-wheels,

twisting the wheels on the axle and bringing the center of gravity ofthe wheels nearer to the vertical plane of the axle, so that a veryslight pressure upon the valve will open it, and this can be donewithout destroying the neat and symmetrical appearance of the inkstand.-

The gage-platform F is adjustably supported beneath the pen-orifice bythe screw-rod G, which passes up through the top and is pro vided withthe milled head H. This platform is rigidly attached to its rod, and thebody of the inkstand is of a sufficient diameter to allow it room torotate in when the rod is turned to adjust it; also to allow it to beturned aside, as shown by the dotted lines, Fig. 2. This is done whenthe ink gets low in the inkstand. The bottom of the stand has adepression or Well, J, in orderthat all the ink can be used. Thescrew-head H has a notch or pointer, b, on one side, which indicates theposition of the platform, the same being underthe orifice when the notchor pointer is toward the orifice and out of the way when it points awayfrom the orifice.

We are aware that the use of a balanced valve or trap-door for theorifice of an inkstand is not new, the same having been used with arearwardly-extending weight, and we do not claim the idea, broadly;also, that a gage-platform vertically adjustable has been used before;but the construction and arrangement of parts herein described makes aninkstand simple in construction, convenient in operation, and neat andattractive in appearance.

What we claim as new is- 1. In an inkstand having a valve for closingthe orifice, the valve-plate O, in combination with the shaft D andweighted balance-wheels E E, as described, and for the purpose setforth.

2. In an inkstand, the adjustable platform F, having a screw-rod, G, towhich it is rigidly attached, and a milled head, H, provided with anindex or pointer, h, as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof we affix our signatures in presence of twowitnesses.

GEORGE V. WOOD. WALTER L. GALLOWAY. Witnesses:

WM. '1. FARIS, O. H. GIBBS.

